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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

FREE Solar Power- How to put a solar energy system on your house… for free!

Have you considered solar energy for your home or business? If a company’s given you an estimate for solar then

Automotive Amnesty- Get a 15% break on those services you’ve been putting off

Every so often, we try to do something to help our clients with the high cost of keeping their vehicles

Save Green By Driving Green- Save 10% on labor charges… oh, and save the planet too.

Many of our clients don’t know about one of our shop’s proudest accomplishments, a partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to

Drew’s Kitchen- Asian-style Peanut Noodles

Last month Drew doused us in the gooey cheese of Switzerland with his Classic Cheese Fondue recipe. This month it’s

Shop Talk- Your oil level is YOUR responsibility!

We’ve had some clients return for their 4000 or 6000 mile Minor Interval Service with little or no oil registering

Health Notes- What’s good for GM may not be good for you

Genetically Modified (GM) foods aren’t popular in Europe, where bans and restrictions are common. Here in the US, we can’t

Sellwood Bridge Update- An explosive Bridge Update!

Now that the big Shoo-Fly move is history, construction on the new bridge is settling down to a normal routine.

Book Spotlight- “Kids For Cash” by William Ecenbarger

Our “News To Make You Furious” column this month brought you stories about For-Profit Prisons, and the centerpiece example of

Humorousness- 30 glimpses of the real Portland

Last month’s “Humorousness” brought you jokes about Oregonians. This month we’ll hit even closer to home with BuzzFeed’s list of

Tom’s Tidbits- Death from above… Drones are here to stay.

Greetings! Drones are the latest profit driven tool of the military/industrial/congressional complex. In some ways it’s surprising that it’s taken

What NOW?!! Toon for March

Popcorn Shorts for March

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really

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Tom's Blog

FREE Solar Power- How to put a solar energy system on your house… for free!

Automotive Amnesty- Get a 15% break on those services you’ve been putting off

Save Green By Driving Green- Save 10% on labor charges… oh, and save the planet too.

Drew’s Kitchen- Asian-style Peanut Noodles

Shop Talk- Your oil level is YOUR responsibility!

Health Notes- What’s good for GM may not be good for you

Sellwood Bridge Update- An explosive Bridge Update!

Book Spotlight- “Kids For Cash” by William Ecenbarger

Humorousness- 30 glimpses of the real Portland

Tom’s Tidbits- Death from above… Drones are here to stay.

What NOW?!! Toon for March

Popcorn Shorts for March

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